A visit to the Petrie Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Petrie Cemetery ...
The Petrie Cemetery is located in Allegheny County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Beth Hamedrash Hagodal Cemetery
- Chartiers Cemetery
- Felician Sisters Cemetery
- German Cemetery
- The German Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
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- Hollywood Cemetery
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
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- Holy Family Cemetery
- The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
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- Holy Souls Cemetery
- The Holy Souls Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
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- Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
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- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
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- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
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- Piskover Cemetery
- The Piskover Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
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- Polish Cemetery
- The Polish Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
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- Resurrection Cemetery
- St. Ignatius / St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
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- St. Josephs Cemetery
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
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- St. Marks Cemetery
- St. Martins Cemetery
- The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
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- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
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- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
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- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
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- St. Marys Greek Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Ukrainian Cemetery
- Woodville State Hospital Cemetery
- Zedeck Cemetery
- The Zedeck Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Petrie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Avalon
- Bellevue
- Ben Avon Heights
- Ben Avon Heights is located in Allegheny County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Ben Avon
- Ben Avon is located in Allegheny County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
- Carnegie
- Coraopolis
- Crafton
- Dixmont
- Dixmont is located in Allegheny County
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- Dormont
- Emsworth
- Fairywood
- Glenfield
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Green Tree
- Haysville
- Heidelberg
- Heidelberg is located in Allegheny County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Ingram
- Ingram is located in Allegheny County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,175 people
- McKees Rocks
- Moon Run
- Mount Washington
- Noblestown
- Oakdale
- Pennsbury Village
- Pennsbury Village is located in Allegheny County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Rosslyn Farms
- Rosslyn Farms is located in Allegheny County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Thornburg
- Thornburg is located in Allegheny County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Woods Run
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
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- Woodville
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Petrie Cemetery. The following communities are located in Allegheny County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Petrie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carnegie
- Coraopolis
- Crafton
- Dormont
- McKees Rocks
- Noblestown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Petrie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Allegheny County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Petrie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1183642 (Petrie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1183642 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Allegheny
- Est. Elev: 387 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pittsburgh West
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Allegheny, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Petrie Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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